Pontiac, Michigan (April 3, 2006) Oakland County Arts & Culture presents a lecture by Detroit Institute of Arts Speakers Bureau on African American Art: Walter O. Evans Collection on Thursday, April 20, 2006, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Oakland County Lecture Hall.

The African American art collection of Dr. Walter O. Evans is regarded as one of the important historical collections of art created by American artists of African descent. African American Art from the Walter O. Evans Collection features selected works in various media from Evans' private collection of over 500 objects. Broad in scope, the exhibit's more than 80 paintings, sculptures and works on paper dating from 1848 to 1997 show the development of African-American art from the Hudson River School up to and including various modernist approaches. The exhibition presents an opportunity to learn about some of the most accomplished African American artists working in the 19th and 20th centuries including Henry Ossawa Tanner, Edmonia Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett, Aaron Douglas, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence. The collection is on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, April 9, 2006 through July 2, 2006.

The presentation will take place on Thursday, April 20, 2006, from Noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Oakland County Lecture Hall, Building 49 West on the County campus at 1200 N. Telegraph Road, in Pontiac. For further information contact Kristie Everett Zamora, Coordinator of Arts & Culture.